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The aim of this study was to explore ways in which a dialogical argumentation instruction
model (DAIM) could be used to assist and enhance grade 6 learners' understanding of the
causes of the phases of the moon.
The study ...

The research study conducted an in-depth analysis of the national marking memoranda on the topic of
measurement in Mathematical Literacy. The object of analysis was the grade 12 national examinations.
The purpose of ...

In this study a mixed methods approach was employed to investigate how exposure to a
teaching strategy based on spiral revision, productive practice and a mainly direct expository
instructional method would influence the ...

Over the last 15 years the Department of Education has rolled out various projects in an attempt to improve Mathematics and Science results and to increase the amount of learners who exit their schooling with those subjects. ...

A qualitative case study was used to investigate how learners apply a study skills guide during the teaching of mathematics content in a Grade 10 class. A great amount of research and money is continually spent focussing ...

This study investigated 1) the conceptions on capacitors held by a group teachers in the Western Cape; 2) the effect of a dialogical argumentation instructional model on the teachers’ conceptions on the capacitor; and 3) ...

The general performance of learners in mathematics in most secondary schools in South Africa is not encouraging. Statistics reveal that there is a general poor performance in mathematics and related science subjects ...

Algebraic graphs are a difficult topic for most secondary school mathematics learners. My experience as a Mathematics teacher in the Further Education and Training Phase (FET) is that learners solve problems involving ...

Ways of enacting effective professional development (PD) and professional learning (PL) of teachers are diverse and often contested and therefore needs sustained inquiry (Schuck, Aubussona, Kearney, & Burden, 2013). The ...

Local and international pundits concur that education systems play a pivotal role in fostering and developing values in learners. In some countries, like South Africa, the values and rights enshrined in the Constitution ...

This study involves a group of pre-service teachers who are specialising in Science and Mathematics education at a university in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The aim of the study was to investigate perceptions ...

Systemic evaluation undertaken by the Department of Basic Education as part of the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy 2006 – 2016 posed a serious challenge in South African schools. The numeracy and mathematics results in 2009 ...

This study is part of a larger school-based research project aimed at training science teachers to integrate argumentation into K-12 science instruction. The current study examined the effect of an argumentation-based ...

In all countries, regardless of culture and level of development, science and technology(S&T) are seen as key areas for further material development and welfare. A certain proportion of the population needs to develop ...

This study looks at the effects of a dialogical argumentation instructional model (DAIM) on grade 9 learners understanding of selected meteorological concepts: Cold fronts in the Western Cape of South Africa. Using a ...

Two grade 11 classes of two high schools in Cape Town were taught some concepts
of sound by means of indigenous musical instruments. The purpose was to find out
the relative effects (or none) of two instructional strategies. ...

The incorporation of the geometry involved in the traditional house building in Mathematics Education in Mozambique The cases of Zambézia and Sofala Provinces D. B. Soares PhD thesis, Department of Didactics, University ...